flood waters and rushing storm surges are very dangerous. millions are in the part of this storm as hurricane milton rips through the state. the latest live _ rips through the state. the latest live from _ rips through the state. the latest live from orlando. this is the scene live now in tampa. the hurricane making landfall. millions of people have fled the path of the storm, but some have chosen to stay behind. and israel's defence minister promises lethal, precise, and surprising retaliation against iran's recent missile attacks on his country. hello and welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock.

we start with breaking news — hurricane milton has slammed into the western coast of florida. these are live pictures from tampa. it is of course in the middle of the night there. this is what they are dealing with in the area. this was the moment the storm made landfall. the entire tampa bay region, and areas to the south, are at greatest risk of the storm, which is carrying winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour. the state governor, ron desantis, said that the time for safe evacuation had passed. he warned people left behind against going outside until officials told them it was safe to do so. bridges have been closed because of fears of a four—metre—high storm surge. before the hurricane made landfall, strong winds ripped up trees, damaged mobile homes and left hundreds of

thousands without power. at least ten tornadoes were reported and millions of people fled the areas most at risk, but some have chosen to stay behind. this was the florida governor a short time ago. stay inside and stay off the roads. flood waters and rushing storm surges are very dangerous, even more so storm surges are very dangerous, even more so in spite of everything the state did to help these local communities hit by helene and they removed a lot of debris over the last 72 hours, but new debris will be created and some of the old debris in some places still. so there are going to be hazards in the storm surge and the floodwaters. let's speak to our correspondent tom bateman, who's in orlando. what more can you tell us? we are now what more can you tell us? - are now beginning to feel the brunt of hurricane milton as it

barrelled through the centre of the state. it's beenjust barrelled through the centre of the state. it's been just over three hours since it made landfall. a bit further south of the tampa bay area than where it had been expected, and a bit earlier too. but officials here suggest that's actually pretty good news, because very densely populated around tampa bay, bit further southin around tampa bay, bit further south in siesta key, where it made landfall, not so many people, but still a big risk to life. storm surges there. and very high winds. 120 mph. it hit very high winds.120 mph. it hit as a category three hurricane, now downgraded to category two. you get a sense here of how much of the state is being affected now. one of the other big problems, as we were making our way south here, the increasingly strong wind and rain was hitting the roads, and rain was hitting the roads, and there were warnings of tornadoes in parts of this

state. we heard those on local radio stations. the authorities on the atlantic coast have said a number of fatalities. we don't know exactly what happened, but they say they think they had about 17 suspected tornadoes in the space of 20 minutes. so a very serious rescue and recovery effort going on there at the moment. 50 effort going on there at the moment-— effort going on there at the moment. , , .,. moment. so despite the fact the intensity of _ moment. so despite the fact the intensity of this _ moment. so despite the fact the intensity of this hurricane - moment. so despite the fact the intensity of this hurricane has i intensity of this hurricane has dropped, it will remain at hurricane strength as it crosses the state. i'm sure where you are, people are braced, aren't they? absolutely. this is a part of the world where people are pretty used to these kind of events. in orlando too. and yet schools have been open for shelter. some families have chosen to take that option.

simply because of the nature of the warning ahead of this hurricane. with everyone from the president downwards saying that tampa bay in particular hadn't had a storm of this magnitude in over a century. so as it passes through, a lot of that rescue and recovery work will start to go into operation. but the emergency services have said, in the worst affected areas where millions of people were told to evacuate to save their own lives in the run—up, that there would be no emergency calls responded to while the cavu —— while the hurricane hit. it was too dangerous for the emergency services to come out. we have a sense of the scale of the recovery. ron desantis the governor of florida said they have nearly 10,000 national guards and troops ready to deploy. millions of ready packed meals, a0 million litres

of water, he said. it gives you a sense ofjust how much preparation has gone into what is expected to be, in the coming hours, the recovery work, when this thing has past. tom, talk us through the response from presidentjoe biden, talking about the level of disinformation about the government response to this. yeah, it's been really interesting how this has become very politicised. remember we are just a few weeks from the presidential election. in the last few days, and particularly today, we have heard president biden castigate his opponent donald tom for what he says is a slew of misinformation. —— donald trump. he has blamed mr trump and other republicans for spreading things like, in the days ahead of this, conspiracy theories that only tiny amounts of money would be given to people who had damaged homes,

that money was instead being diverted to go to migrant and to the border. of course, immigration is a key theme of mr trump's immigration is a key theme of mrtrump's campaign. we immigration is a key theme of mr trump's campaign. we heard both the president and kamala harris, the vice president, saying this was simply unacceptable. clearly online a lot of those rumours, conspiracy theories, continue to circulate.— to circulate. tom, for now, thank you _ to circulate. tom, for now, thank you very _ to circulate. tom, for now, thank you very much, - to circulate. tom, for now, thank you very much, we l to circulate. tom, for now, l thank you very much, we will connect with you later as the hurricane progresses. now let's speak to brenda griffiths, who has lived in sarasota for eight years. you used to work for us at bbc news, i understand? talk us through what's happening where you are. for the global viewers, you are south of tampa bay, aren't you? we viewers, you are south of tampa bay. aren't you?— bay, aren't you? we are about an hour out — bay, aren't you? we are about an hour out of _ bay, aren't you? we are about an hour out of tampa - bay, aren't you? we are about an hour out of tampa bay. - an hour out of tampa bay. siesta key, that tom mentioned, isjust siesta key, that tom mentioned, is just down the road. milton came across at us in sarasota,

and the whole area of sarasota county. i suppose the last four or five hours of this... county. i suppose the last four orfive hours of this... the worst bit is where the start of the eye of the hurricane coming in. g . the eye of the hurricane coming in. g , , . , . the eye of the hurricane coming in. g , ,. , ., ., the eye of the hurricane coming in. just describe what that was like. in. just describe what that was like- quite _ in. just describe what that was like. quite an _ in. just describe what that was like. quite an eerie _ in. just describe what that was like. quite an eerie moment, l like. quite an eerie moment, isn't it? it like. quite an eerie moment, isn't it? . . like. quite an eerie moment, isn't it? , , , ., ., isn't it? it is. is but one of the eye — isn't it? it is. is but one of the eye comes _ isn't it? it is. is but one of the eye comes to - isn't it? it is. is but one of the eye comes to you, - isn't it? it is. is but one of l the eye comes to you, there isn't it? it is. is but one of - the eye comes to you, there was terrible wind and rain. last night as the front of the eye. we are in a solid building. —— is the front of the eye comes to you, there was terrible wind and rain. we are in a secure building, we were lucky along with a number of other people who stayed behind. you with a number of other people who stayed behind.— with a number of other people who stayed behind. you are on the seventh — who stayed behind. you are on the seventh floor _ who stayed behind. you are on the seventh floor as _ who stayed behind. you are on the seventh floor as well, - who stayed behind. you are on the seventh floor as well, so i the seventh floor as well, so you are high up?— you are high up? yes, and i watched — you are high up? yes, and i watched the _ you are high up? yes, and i watched the glass - you are high up? yes, and i watched the glass moving, | you are high up? yes, and i - watched the glass moving, which it is supposed to. i watched it

coming back and forward, and the steel bits and i could feel it rattling. we had about an hour of that. and then it went eerily quiet. we went out on the balcony and you couldn't see a leaf moving. it was really spooky. and it was warm. but you wouldn't have known what we had just gone through for a couple of hours. and then that stayed for about an hour, maybe an hour and a half, inside the eye of the hurricane. but nothing moves. and then it started again. and we got the back end of it. everything, the power transformers were blowing out. it was like sparks going off around the place. a lot of the area around us is without power at the moment, in darkness. 0ur generator kicked in. we've lost power two or three times tonight, since the hurricane

eye came in. i went out on the balcony a few moments ago before coming on air here, and there was the sound of generators everywhere in the condo buildings which have kicked in, because the main power supply is out. if you look around towards downtown, there is no power at the moment. a lot of places are in darkness here.— darkness here. brenda, i presume _ darkness here. brenda, i presume in _ darkness here. brenda, i presume in preparing - darkness here. brenda, i presume in preparing forj darkness here. brenda, i- presume in preparing for this, you have a centrals for a period of time? because of course, once this hurricane has passed its all about the aftermath. —— you have essentials for a period of time? �* w' . essentials for a period of time? �* w , essentials for a period of time? �* , , time? buckets, the bath is filled up — time? buckets, the bath is filled up with _ time? buckets, the bath is filled up with water, - time? buckets, the bath is l filled up with water, because the water hasn't been cut off but it could be. we got food supply is in. everything that you need, really. make sure we had enough of everything, particularly water. plenty of bottles of water.—

particularly water. plenty of bottles of water. you explained wh ou bottles of water. you explained why you chose _ bottles of water. you explained why you chose to _ bottles of water. you explained why you chose to stay, - bottles of water. you explained why you chose to stay, your - why you chose to stay, your building is robust and said to be hurricane proof. what about those you know who have had to 90, those you know who have had to go, who have had to evacuate? i've had a couple of friends who have left and gone to atalanta. because they felt vulnerable in their buildings, in their homes. not so much concrete buildings like this one. 26 residents have remained in our building. a number of my friends have remained as well in their areas and buildings, because they trust the building, but you never know. and you've got to understand, this storm started as a tropical storm and within a matter of hours it became a category five hurricane. which took everybody by surprise. so, you know, it was a difficult decision, really, as to what to do. tojoin the long line trying to drive out of the

state, flights stopped on tuesday, so there were no flights out of here. so it was quite a difficult moment there. and also, as you say, the flights had stopped. if you were going to try and evacuate by car, that in itself is quite dangerous, isn't it, in many ways? there were just millions trying to do that, and traffic jams etc. trying to do that, and traffic jams ete— trying to do that, and traffic 'ams etc. , , ., ., ., jams etc. yes, you would have seen the _ jams etc. yes, you would have seen the photographs, - jams etc. yes, you would have seen the photographs, as - jams etc. yes, you would have seen the photographs, as i - jams etc. yes, you would have seen the photographs, as i did come on the internet of lines and lines of traffic. i did speak to some friends who went to atalanta from here. it took them 12 hours, a journey which normally takes six or seven hours. and they were driving at no more than six miles per hour. it was not a pleasant way to get out of the state. you've got to remember, florida is a very, very long state. it's not a short one. so to even reach the georgia border takes

several hours. we appreciate ou several hours. we appreciate you talking — several hours. we appreciate you talking to _ several hours. we appreciate you talking to us _ several hours. we appreciate you talking to us on - several hours. we appreciate you talking to us on bbc- several hours. we appreciate l you talking to us on bbc news. we can see your generators are definitely working, you have powers. may you stay safe. we will connect with you again i'm sure as it progresses.- will connect with you again i'm sure as it progresses. thanks a lot. genevievejudge is public information officer of sarasota county government, and joins me now from sarasota. what is the latest where you are? , ., ., ., what is the latest where you are? ,., ., ., ., ., are? good morning, good evening- _ are? good morning, good evening. yes, _ are? good morning, good evening. yes, i— are? good morning, good evening. yes, i am - are? good morning, good| evening. yes, i amjoining are? good morning, good - evening. yes, i amjoining you evening. yes, i am joining you from the sarasota county emergency operations centre in sarasota, florida. the same area where the women you were just speaking with is. we are now on the back end of this hurricane. the eye wall has passed over us and the national hurricane center shared that it did make landfall near siesta key, near sarasota, with 120 mph winds. 0nce key, near sarasota, with 120 mph winds. once the eye part, we are now in the back end of the storm. we are now in the back end of the storm-—

we are now in the back end of the storm. ~ ., ., i. ~ ., ., the storm. what do you know at this oint the storm. what do you know at this point about _ the storm. what do you know at this point about the _ the storm. what do you know at this point about the damage - this point about the damage caused? ., . , ,, caused? -- once the eye passed. it is still early _ caused? -- once the eye passed. it is still early to _ caused? -- once the eye passed. it is still early to say _ it is still early to say because the winds are so strong. but we have our tactical teams who will go out when the winds subside to a safe miles per hour or when daylight comes. the winds will hopefully have subsided by then and they can go out and assess the damage. eyes on exactly what the storm did. president joe biden has— what the storm did. president joe biden has described - what the storm did. president joe biden has described this l what the storm did. president| joe biden has described this as one of the most destructive hurricanes in a century. in your experience, how does this compare? i your experience, how does this compare?— your experience, how does this comare? ., ., , compare? i was born and raised in sarasota _ compare? i was born and raised in sarasota and _ compare? i was born and raised in sarasota and i _ compare? i was born and raised in sarasota and i have _ compare? i was born and raised in sarasota and i have never - in sarasota and i have never seen a storm like this. my parents have never seen a storm like this. and i believe many folks in the tampa bay area, this is a once—in—a—lifetime storm we are experiencing right

now. ., ~' storm we are experiencing right now. ., ~ , ., y storm we are experiencing right now. ., ~ i. , . storm we are experiencing right now. ., ~' y . ., now. thank you very much for “oininr now. thank you very much for joining us- — now. thank you very much for joining us- we _ now. thank you very much for joining us. we shall _ now. thank you very much for joining us. we shall keep - now. thank you very much for joining us. we shall keep a i joining us. we shall keep a close eye on developments there of course. we have live pictures now, this is tampa bay, as you were just hearing there, it has the intensity of there, it has the intensity of the hurricane passing through. you can see lightning. you can see the rain. a storm surge may follow, four metres high they are talking about, extremely dangerous. so it's still very difficult and challenging conditions right across the state. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you are with us on bbc news, keeping you across developments in florida as hurricane milton moves its way across the state.

let's speak to matthew cappucci, a meteorologist for the myradar app. he's in florida right now, where he's been chasing the storm. matthew, you and i chatted this time yesterday. what's happening now? matthew, can you hear us? . happening now? matthew, can you hear us?_ tell— happening now? matthew, can you hear us?_ tell us - hear us? yes, i can. tell us what you — hear us? yes, i can. tell us what you are _ hear us? yes, i can. tell us what you are experiencing. | what you are experiencing. wonderful, well the back side of the storm has been far more intense than the leading side. we have had deadly tornadoes tossing debris 1a miles high and killed at least one person. we had a storm surge of three orfour metres. we had a storm surge of three or four metres. destructive winds, far more intense than i was expecting on the backside. up was expecting on the backside. up to 170 kilometres per hour. flooding rains. a 1000 year

reign event. parts of tampa saw 13 centimetres of rain in a single hour, entirely unheard of. —— rain event. this shows what the sunshine state florida is dealing with. right now we are getting steam jets, dry air evaporating rain on the backside, which you might think is a good thing. it's not, it makes the air drier, and dry s sinks because it's heavier and it causes extreme momentum. —— dry airsinks. we it causes extreme momentum. —— dry air sinks. we are getting incredible gust. i finally made it back to my hotel after being out for eight hours, i have no power, things hitting the windows. part of my car bumper peeled off. that's what you get from a high end storm. indeed. it made landfall— from a high end storm. indeed. it made landfall near— from a high end storm. indeed. it made landfall near siesta - it made landfall near siesta key in florida, south of tampa bay. a category three storm. so even though it weakened in

terms of the category number, it's still extremely dangerous, isn't it? it it's still extremely dangerous, isn't it? . ., it's still extremely dangerous, isn't it? , ., ., isn't it? it is, and one thing worth mentioning, - isn't it? it is, and one thing worth mentioning, think . isn't it? it is, and one thing worth mentioning, think of| isn't it? it is, and one thing i worth mentioning, think of an ice skater when they are spinning. if they throw out their arms, they make bigger circles but they spin a bit slower. the same here, even though the storm is going slower, it's much wider, so it's covering much more area and affecting more people. and because it's wider, it can cause more rain and a storm surge. even though it's slightly lower maximum wind speeds, far more people are experiencing those winds, arguably some of the most intense winds florida has seen between tampa and orlando. it's tough to get strong winds this far inland, but the non—tropical aspect, the dry air, is helping the crazy winds make it further inland than they otherwise would. the number of _ they otherwise would. the number of blackouts - they otherwise would. the number of blackouts is growing. 0ver number of blackouts is growing. over 2 million building is now

said to be without power. winds knocking over power lines. floodwater is expected to inundate communities as well. so where you are, i guess people are hunkering down, and then they have two assess the aftermath?— then they have two assess the aftermath? yeah, slightly past midnirht aftermath? yeah, slightly past midnight in — aftermath? yeah, slightly past midnight in the _ aftermath? yeah, slightly past midnight in the area, - aftermath? yeah, slightly past midnight in the area, so - aftermath? yeah, slightly past midnight in the area, so it - midnight in the area, so it pitch black. in the morning people will begin surveying the damage and only then will it become clear. florida has strong building codes so structurally hopefully a lot of buildings will be all right. any mobile homes will be destroyed. 0ne any mobile homes will be destroyed. one of my colleagues on the app reported homes floating in the water in the storm surge. i saw the rooves ripped off buildings. power lines getting knocked down. the craziest part was street signs and traffic lights flying through the air. at one point, a cement bench from the top of

a cement bench from the top of a hotel flew out of midair and crashed to the ground and broke in front of me. it was terrifying. in front of me. it was terrifying-— in front of me. it was terri inr. ., ., , , terrifying. the real worry is the debris, _ terrifying. the real worry is the debris, huge _ terrifying. the real worry is the debris, huge items - the debris, huge items literally picked up by the storm and it's the damage they cause, the risk to life as well. you are a meteorologist, matthew, talk us through what impact it will have as it moves across now, heading inland across now, heading inland across the state. it across now, heading inland across the state.— across the state. it is, so rirht across the state. it is, so right now _ across the state. it is, so right now the _ across the state. it is, so right now the threat - across the state. it is, so right now the threat is i right now the threat is shifting away from the surge and becoming more freshwater. flash flood warnings and emergencies from tampa to orlando, both flash flood 0rlando, both flash flood warnings, as is the city of lakeland. a highly populated urban interstate corridor across the state. the highway may be inaccessible, but to get this much rain so quickly is a really big deal, and very

strong winds too. it will be easier for trees to fall in wet soil. which means more power outages, it's like a self—defeating process. outages, it's like a self-defeating process. and what will — self-defeating process. and what will be _ self-defeating process. and what will be auto _ self-defeating process. and what will be auto it - self-defeating process. and what will be auto it it's i self—defeating process. and what will be auto it it's the middle of the night now. when the sun rises and they can see the sun rises and they can see the extent of the damage? —— the extent of the damage? —— the authorities be dealing with? , , ., ., ,, with? they will try to make the interstates _ with? they will try to make the interstates accessible, - with? they will try to make the interstates accessible, then i interstates accessible, then the secondary and tertiary roads. but nobody is out right now, not even the police, not responding to emergency calls, and rightfully so. pretty much the entire state is knocked down, at least will leave this part of the state, at least until tomorrow. part of the state, at least untiltomorrow. —— part of the state, at least until tomorrow. —— at least this part of the state. until tomorrow. -- at least this part of the state. thank ou for this part of the state. thank you for talking _ this part of the state. thank you for talking to _ this part of the state. thank you for talking to us - this part of the state. thank you for talking to us again l this part of the state. thankl you for talking to us again on bbc news. frank randazzo has evacuated to a hotel in 0cala with his wife and children,

along with their pets. it's good to see you, welcome to bbc news. your home is in a place called holiday, close to tampa, on the coast. i guess you have no idea at this point what has happened to your home? yeah, i'm completely in the dark right now. the closest to an update is my uncle who sent some videos or what he is dealing with and we are about three miles away from the river... when it was more as a direct hit, it was going to take a 13 foot surge. from helene he got lucky, only about five to six feet, but overall, seeing that water from the last harry kane is what made us evacuate. we won't know, similar to the last person you spoke to. —— the last hurricane is what made us evacuate. we

won't know until tomorrow fully how severe the damage is to our home. fingers crossed that it's just minor flooding from the surge. just minor flooding from the surre. ., ., ,., just minor flooding from the surre. ., ., ., �* just minor flooding from the surre. ., ., ~ ., surge. you also don't know, i ruess, surge. you also don't know, i guess. when _ surge. you also don't know, i guess, when you _ surge. you also don't know, i guess, when you can - surge. you also don't know, i guess, when you can return l guess, when you can return home, depending on what state it is in? ., ., it is in? yeah. he also mentioned _ it is in? yeah. he also mentioned that's i it is in? yeah. he also mentioned that's a i it is in? yeah. he also. mentioned that's a very it is in? yeah. he also i mentioned that's a very big factor in florida. we have no clue, especially on our side of town in 0cala right now, over 120 reported tornadoes in this area throughout the day. come tomorrow, i will have no idea whether the interstates we have to leave on are going to be clear, orthe to leave on are going to be clear, or the regular main highways, that will be the biggest gamble, finding a way back home. aha, biggest gamble, finding a way back home-— back home. a really scary experience _ back home. a really scary experience for _ back home. a really scary experience for you - back home. a really scary experience for you all. i back home. a really scary i experience for you all. how are your children coping? mar; your children coping? way better than _ your children coping? way better than me! _ your children coping? way better than me! they i your children coping? — better than me! they deep colouring books. nintendo switch games and stuff like

that. we told them whatever happens, it will be temporarily and that mummy and daddy will have them back to normal in no time. the biggest confusion for them is why we can't go home immediately. if they thought yesterday was over with, they were like, oh, when is it over? it is like a three or four day storm we have been prepping for, so we are just letting them know now that whatever we come back to tomorrow we'll be ok. they'vejust come back to tomorrow we'll be ok. they've just been 0k. they've just been completely in their activities. you are fundraising, is that right? i you are fundraising, is that rirht? ., ., , ., right? i am fundraising for north carolina, _ right? i am fundraising for north carolina, the - right? i am fundraising for north carolina, the floods| north carolina, the floods there that affected asheville in particular and the surrounding cities. for those of you just now tuning in to the broadcast, i will be travelling to north carolina in november. this was booked before the flash floods that broke the dam. if anybody would

like to support that, it's available on my website. you can grab a ticket, you don't have to be in attendance. i understand this is being broadcast to a different part of the world, but the same efforts people will be making for florida, ifigured i would jump for florida, ifigured i would jump the gun and do the same for north carolina.— for north carolina. frank, thank you _ for north carolina. frank, thank you for _ for north carolina. frank, thank you for speaking i for north carolina. frank, thank you for speaking to | for north carolina. frank, i thank you for speaking to us and i wish you all the best, i hope you are all pleasantly surprised by what you find when you go back to your home. thank ou so you go back to your home. thank you so much _ you go back to your home. thank you so much for— you go back to your home. thank you so much for your _ you so much for your understanding and caring. thanks for talking to us on bbc news. frank has evacuated with his wife and children. these are live pictures of tampa bay where the storm have actually passed, or the hurricane i should say, it has actually passed. the latest advisory from the national hurricane center in the us hasjust from the national hurricane center in the us has just been released, saying the hurricane is now located around 75 miles south of the city of orlando. carrying wind speed currently

105 mph as it moves at a relatively speedy rate. milton was downgraded to a category two hurricane about 90 minutes after it hit landfall. israel's defence minister, yoav gallant, has said that his country's retaliation against iran for its missile attack this month will be "lethal, precise and surprising". his remarks follow a phone call between president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu during which they discussed lebanon, gaza and retaliation against iran. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. tell us more about that phone call. it tell us more about that phone call. ., . tell us more about that phone call. ., , , . , tell us more about that phone call. ,. , call. it was described as productive. _ call. it was described as productive. saying i call. it was described as productive. saying they| call. it was described as i productive. saying they are intending to strike, as mr gallant said, in deadly, precise and surprising for iran. no one knows exactly what. the american

administration is against any attack on nuclear facilities. he said any push for strikes that might lead to accelerating the nuclear bomb... it seems israel is insisting on a strike against iran, and especially former prime minister naftali bennett said it's a good opportunity to damage the iranian regime and a good opportunity for them to do that. so inside is really politics and mr netanyahu himself wanting to strike iran very hard, but on the other side, the americans against that. some contact between them in order to find a way to achieve easing the tension in the region. achieve easing the tension in the region-— the region. thank you for bringing _ the region. thank you for bringing us _ the region. thank you for bringing us up-to-date i the region. thank you for i bringing us up-to-date with bringing us up—to—date with what is going on in the middle east. we have the latest online and on the app. we are live on

bbc news, keeping track of hurricane milton as it crosses across the state of florida. debts have been confirmed —— deaths have been confirmed in a nearby county, although the levels are still unclear. millions fled their homes on wednesday as they prepared for hurricane milton to make landfall. dozens of flash floods, tornadoes and storm surge warnings have been put in place. it has been described as extremely dangerous and life—threatening still. you are here with bbc news as we keep you up—to—date on the latest. i will be back with business today in a moment.

a visionary business leader — tributes pour in following the death of ratan tata, who led one of india's biggest conglomerates. new record highs on us stock markets as more details over the fed's rate cut strategy emerge — all eyes now on inflation data out today. also on the programme, online fraud on the rise in australia — we speak to a victim who lost her life savings to an investment scam. plus the danger of toxic workplaces — why bad company culture can impact well—being and productivity. live from london, this is business today. and

this is business today. warm welcome to the programme. we start in india where ratan tata,